At the weekend, the UN delivered 1.2 million doses of polio vaccine to Gaza, where polio infection was recently detected in a baby for the first time in 25 years. However, the acts of war have made it impossible to start vaccinating the estimated 640,000 Palestinian children who need it. On Thursday evening, however, the WHO says that the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has agreed to a “humanitarian pause” while the children are vaccinated. – I am not saying that this is an ideal procedure, but it is a functioning procedure, says WHO’s representative in the Palestinian territories Rik Peeperkorn news has contacted the Israeli Defense Forces’ humanitarian unit Cogat, but has not yet received any answers. Israeli authorities have not officially confirmed the break. The UN will vaccinate all children under the age of ten. Photo: Jehad Alshrafi / AP Hamas, however, welcomes the vaccination. – We will cooperate with international organizations to ensure this effort, which will help and protect more than 650,000 Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip, says spokesperson Basem Naim to the Reuters news agency. Vaccinating in different zones According to the WHO, the first round of vaccination will start on Sunday and last for three days. They start in central Gaza, before moving south, and finally children are vaccinated in the northern areas of Gaza. The breaks will last three days in each of the areas, from six in the morning to three in the afternoon. This is polio Poliomyelitis, often called polio, is a highly contagious viral disease. Affects the nervous system and can cause paralysis. Is incurable. The fight against polio therefore revolves around vaccination. In 1988, polio was endemic in 125 countries. Almost 1,000 children were paralyzed daily by the disease. Today, polio is only endemic in two countries – Afghanistan and Pakistan. Source: NTB Peeperkorn says, however, that the IDF has agreed to a fourth day of break if necessary. These humanitarian pauses are not the same as a long-negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Over 40,600 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip since October. Published 29/08/2024, at 19.01 Updated 29.08.2024, at 20.17
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